Boston 2024 said it's in the spirit of transparency, and the group released a quarterly report showing where some of its money is coming from and how it's being spent.

Boston 2024 said it's in the spirit of transparency, and the group released a quarterly report showing where some of its money is coming from and how it's being spent.

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Updated: 6:36 PM EDT Jun 5, 2015

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WEBVTT THE CHIEF BELIEVES THE SAME TAINTED HEROINE WILL LIKELY TURN UP ELSEWHERE ON THE SOUTH SHORE. PHIL: BOSTON 2024 SAYS IT IS IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY. A QUARTERLY REPORT WAS RELEASED SHOWING HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT. NEWSCENTER 5 WILL REPORT THE SPIRIT OF OPENNESS WAS HEAVILY COAXED BY POLITICAL LEADERS. JANET: ACCUSED OF RECEIVING TOO FEW HARD ANSWERS, BOSTON 2024 SAYS THIS CHANGES. THE REPORT SHOWS THEY RAISED NEARLY $3 MILLION THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, RECEIVED ANOTHER NEARLY MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DONATED SERVICES, AND SPENT ABOUT 2 MILLION. THERE MUST GENEROUS DONOR GAVE AS MUCH AS 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS REPORT WAS NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED, BUT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING IT HAPPEN. MOTHER WAS A CENT THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO DO THIS. -- A SET AM A -- THERE WAS A SENSE THERE WERE RELUCTANT TO DO THIS. JANET: ENSURING TAXPAYERS ARE NOT ON THE HOOK FOR THE COST OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. WHERE YOU DRAGGED UNWILLINGLY TO THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS? SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS RESPONSE TO A LOT OF CONCERNS BY THE PUBLIC. NOW IT IS GOING TO BE A CONSTANT BASIS WHERE IT WILL BE A TRANSPARENT PROCESS. JANET: A NUMBER OF POLITICALLY CONNECTED GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE LARGE SUMS THIS YEAR. WE NEED TO BE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH ELECTIONS AS WELL. JANET: THEY WILL NOW BE RELEASING UPDATED REPORTS EVERY THREE MONTHS. TODAY THEY HAVE RELEASED $14 MILLION. HAVE A GOAL OF $75 MILLION, ALL

Boston 2024 report shows where money is coming from, how it's spent

Boston 2024 said it's in the spirit of transparency, and the group released a quarterly report showing where some of its money is coming from and how it's being spent.